. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Galactia regularis (L.) Milk Pea. Fig 2640. DoHchos regularis L. Sp. PI. 7-'6. 1753. Galactia glabella Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 62. 1803. Galactia regularis Prel. Cat. N. Y. 14. 1888. Prostrate, glabrous or sparingly appressed- pubescent; stems matted, usually branching, i°-2° long. Stipules minute, deciduous; petioles shorter than the leaves; leaflets ellipti
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Galactia regularis (L.) Milk Pea. Fig 2640. DoHchos regularis L. Sp. PI. 7-'6. 1753. Galactia glabella Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 62. 1803. Galactia regularis Prel. Cat. N. Y. 14. 1888. Prostrate, glabrous or sparingly appressed- pubescent; stems matted, usually branching, i°-2° long. Stipules minute, deciduous; petioles shorter than the leaves; leaflets elliptic or ovate-oblong, obtuse and often emarginate at the apex, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, i'-li' long, 4"-9" wide; peduncles longer than the petioles and gen- erally exceeding the leaves, erect, 4-10-flowered; racemes loose or dense; pedicels about li" long; flowers reddish-purple, 6"-8" long; pods linear, straight, or slightly curved, slightly pubescent, i'-i4' long, 2" wide, 4-7-seeded. In dry sandy soil, southeastern New York, Penn- sylvania, pine barrens of New Jersey to Florida, Kansas and Mississippi. July-Aug. Galactia volubilis ( Britton. Downy IMilk Pea Hedysarum vohibile L. Sp. PI. 750. 1753. Galactia mollis Nutt. Gen. 1803. Galactia pilosa Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. Not Nutt. 1818. G. volubilis Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5: volubilis 508. .ississippiensis Vail, Bull. Torr. Club Finely downy-pubescent all over, similar to the preceding species. Leaflets ovate, elliptic, or oval, obtuse or acutish, sometimes emarginate at the apex, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, downy beneath, glabrous or with some appressed pubescence above, i'-ii' long, 5"-i2" wide; pe- duncles sometimes elongated, but variable in length; racemes rather loose; flowers purplish, about 6" long; pod linear, I'-iI' long, 2" w'ide, densely and finely downy-pubescent. In dry soil. New York Island; Flushing, Long Island, south to Flori
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